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The "Chicago-pile" is not only of historical interest but also of pedagogical value. This research reactor and others in India is introduced in this brief lecture.

Components like control rods, reflectors (that reflect neutrons back to the reactor) and others play an important role in maintaining the steady state of a nuclear reactor. These are elaborated in this lecture. The material presented may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

Using the effective multiplication factor, an expression for the change in neutrons with time can be derived. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

To sustain a nuclear fission reaction, the neutrons generated must be more than the neutrons consumed. This is taken into account by the neutron multiplication factor, which depends on a variety of features of a nuclear fission reactor. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

The importance of U-235 is emphasized, and the important concept of a breeder reactor generating Pu fuel is introduced. The material presented here may be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

Contrasting behavior of neutrons at room T and neutrons at higher kinetic energy is brought out. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

The essential features of nuclear fission reactors is introduced. The spread of nuclear reactors across the world is also indicated. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

In this brief lecture, we introduce the Carbon and Proton cycle of Nuclear Fusion. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

Many features of Nuclear Fission are collated together in this final lecture on Nuclear Fission. The material presented may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

A qualitative mechanism underlying the activation barrier in Nuclear Fission is presented. Elementary expressions for bounds on the maximum A and Z for the nucleus are also provided. The material presented may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

General features of reaction cross-section of relevance to nuclear fission are introduced. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

Some qualitative features of Nuclear Fission is introduced in this lecture. The material presented may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

Low and high energy photons can be used for inducing Nuclear Reactions. Another sophisticated approach is to use heavy ions. These are pointed out in this brief lecture. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

Protons can readily be accelerated in a particle accelerator and a variety of nuclear reactions have been studied using protons as projectiles. Deuterium, because of its low binding energy, is particularly interesting, especially in the context of energy generation in the Sun. The material presented here may also be read from the freely downloadable book referenced in the lecture.

Scattering, α & Neutron Nuclear Reactions

Additional Features of Compound Nucleus Reaction Theory

Introduction to Compound Nucleus Reaction Theory

Features of Nuclear Reaction Cross-Section

Reaction Cross-Section in Nuclear Reactions

Energetics of Nuclear Reactions

Discovery of Nuclear Reactions

γ-decay constant, Internal Conversion Coefficients & Auger Emission

Application of γ-decay Selection Rules

Multipole Radiation & Selection Rules in γ-decay

Introduction to γ-decay

Selection Rules in β-decay

Parity violation in β-decay

Preamble to Selection Rules in β-decay

Comparative Half-Lives in β-decay